Giraffe

Giraffe

Author: Anne Innis Dagg

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-01-23

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1107729440

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With its iconic appearance and historic popular appeal, the giraffe is the world's tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant. Recent years have seen much-needed new research undertaken to improve our understanding of this unique animal. Drawing together the latest research into one resource, this is a detailed exploration of current knowledge on the biology, behaviour and conservation needs of the giraffe. Dagg highlights striking new data, covering topics such as species classification, the role of infrasound in communication, biological responses to external temperature changes and motherly behaviour and grief. The book discusses research into behaviour alongside practical information on captive giraffe, including diet, stereotypical behaviour, ailments and parasites, covering both problems and potential solutions associated with zoo giraffe. With giraffe becoming endangered species in Africa, the book ultimately focuses on efforts to halt population decline and the outlook for conservation measures.


Tears of the Giraffe

Tears of the Giraffe

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2008-10-02

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 0748110623

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The second book in the multi-million copy bestselling No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series The one where Precious gains a new family Mma Ramotswe of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is hoping to set up home with Mr J.L.B. Maketoni. But first she must deal with his scheming, misbehaving maid. She also has to confront the most difficult case of her career so far: that of an American who went missing ten years ago, and about whom all leads have long since dried up. Then there are not one, but two sudden additions to Mma's family . . . 'One of the most memorable heroines in any modern fiction' Newsweek 'Soothing, full of hope' Sunday Telegraph 'Delightful' Evening Standard 'Enthralling... Mma Ramotswe is someone readers can't help but love' USA Today


Giraffe

Giraffe

Author: Meish Goldish

Publisher: Bearport Publishing

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 1597163740

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Find out how the world's tallest mammal uses its height to find food, stay safe, and even help other animals escape from enemies.


Giraffes

Giraffes

Author: Catherine Ipcizade

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2010-02

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 1429648805

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Discusses the characteristics and habits of giraffes.


Giraffe Problems

Giraffe Problems

Author: Jory John

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Published: 2020-06-09

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 0593127722

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The bestselling creators of the hilarious Penguin Problems, Jory John and Lane Smith, turn a giraffe's problematic long neck into an enviable advantage in this fun board book. Edward the giraffe can't understand why his neck is as long and bendy and, well, ridiculous as it is. No other animal has a neck this absurd. He's tried disguising it, dressing it up, strategically hiding behind bushes--honestly, anything you can think of. Just when he has exhausted his neck-hiding options and is about to give up, Cyrus the turtle ambles in (very slowly) and helps Edward understand that his neck has a purpose and, besides, looks excellent in a bow tie. Along with a heavy dose of humor comes a gentle reminder about the importance of acceptance.


A Giraffe and a Half

A Giraffe and a Half

Author: Shel Silverstein

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2024-02-27

Total Pages: 51

ISBN-13: 0063384795

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From Shel Silverstein, the New York Times bestselling author of Where the Sidewalk Ends and The Giving Tree, comes a riotous rhyming picture book about a boy and his giraffe! Featuring rhythmic verse and iconic illustrations, A Giraffe and a Half will surely leave every reader, young and old, laughing until the very end. Beloved for over fifty years, this classic captures Silverstein’s signature humor and style. If you had a giraffe and he stretched another half, you would have a giraffe and a half. But what happens if you glue a rose to the tip of his nose? Or if you used a chair to comb his hair? Join this giraffe on a rollicking and ridiculous journey that will charm readers from beginning to end. And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns, the new book from Shel Silverstein!


Yours Sincerely, Giraffe

Yours Sincerely, Giraffe

Author: Megumi Iwasa

Publisher: Gecko Press (Tm)

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 87

ISBN-13: 1927271886

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Giraffe is bored, as usual. He'd love a friend to share things with. So he writes a letter and sends it as far as possible across the other side of the horizon. There he finds a pen pal--Penguin. Giraffe knows nothing about penguins and his letters are full of questions. Where is a penguin's neck? Can a penguin fly? Penguin answers as best he can. But no one expects what happens when the pen pals come face to face at last. An enduring bestseller in its native Japan, Yours Sincerely, Giraffe is a funny tale of mistaken assumptions and friendship.


That's Not My Giraffe

That's Not My Giraffe

Author: Fiona Watt

Publisher:

Published: 2018-08-09

Total Pages: 10

ISBN-13: 9781474945554

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A delightful addition to the best-selling 'That's Not My'... series. Babies and toddlers will love turning the pages, touching the feely patches and spotting the familiar little white mouse as they look for their giraffe. Illustrations: Full colour throughout


The Giraffe's Neck

The Giraffe's Neck

Author: Judith Schalansky

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2014-03-27

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 1408843781

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Longlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2015 Adaption is everything, something Frau Lohmark is well aware of as the biology teacher at the Charles Darwin High School in a country backwater of the former East Germany. A strict devotee of Darwin's evolution principle, Lohmark views education as survival of the fittest: classifying her pupils as biological specimens and scorning her colleagues for indulging in 'favourites'. However, as people move West in search of work and opportunities, the school's future is in jeopardy and the Lohmark is forced to face her most fundamental lesson: she must adapt or she cannot survive.


How Giraffes Work

How Giraffes Work

Author: Graham Mitchell

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 609

ISBN-13: 0197571190

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This is a comprehensive overview of wild and free-living giraffes. Graham Mitchell combines nearly every piece of published research about this species into the pages of this book, making it an incredibly useful book for researchers, scientists, and naturalists studying a single species.